Props, Costumes, Actors, What's Going On?

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Since I am working on my film alone and do not have any partners, I decided to have my brother play as the protagonist. I made sure to pick an outfit that reflected the 20th century fashions that teenagers wear, so that it seems realistic. I wanted my main character to seem like the typical high school male that Hollywood portrays in the teen comedy genre. In my film, I wanted my main character to seem like the average high school kid that drives to school and plays sports. To achieve this, I featured clips of him driving in a car leaving the school grounds, he had his keys in hand, and was carrying a basketball as well. All of these props helped add to the validity of the film. When the main characters arrives home, he steps out of his car and makes sure to take a shot at his basketball hoop before entering the house. As soon as he enters the house, he quickly walks upstairs and plunges into his bed. This is the same routine many teens have when they arrive home from school, and it is shown in many teen comedy films. A teenagers room acts as their home within their home and a safe space that they can always go to no matter what they are feeling. In my film, my main characters bedroom is far from neat, which represent the degree of chaos and confusion that all teenagers face during the process of finding themselves and figuring out who they want to be. The way that he jumps into his bed also signifies that his room is like his man cave and he feels privacy, relaxation, and peace when he steps into his room. All of these symbols are relative themes that are shown in teen comedies.

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